St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09

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represented. This must be determined
dren or adults, who are to represent
the notes. Sew or paint five strips of
black across the entire curtain, to repre-
sent the lines of the staff. These should
be at least eight inches apart. The sign
of the clef should be made, the lines to
indicate the stem of each note, and the
bars and the added line below. Then
cut out circles in the place where the
notes should be, just large enough to
admit the faces of the singers, being
very careful that nothing but the feat
ures be seen. Strengthen the edges
of the circle by white facing
or binding of white cloth. You now
have the perfect staff. Behind this cur
tain, which must be securely and very
smoothly hung, and carefully fastened
at the edges so that no wrinkles may
appear, the singers are to be named do,
re, mi. etc.; each singer belongs to and
must sing only his own note.
The positions of the upper notes can
be secured by means of steps or boxes
placed so as to bring the face of each
singer exactly on level with the circle
of the curtain to which he belongs, the
lower notes by sitting or kneeling. The
staff should be placed we'll up upon the
curtain, so that it may be readily seen
by the audience, and easily faced by the
singer. 1t is advisable that the voices,
if adults, form a double quartette, that
is, two singers for each part.
The leader, who stands outside, now
takes his baton and prepares to give
lesson in music. The faces are required
to sing their answer, but must use only
the syllable of the note to which they
belong. No answers can be spoken.
Of course the merriment of tine lesson
must depend largely upon the arrange
ment of the questions and the inStruc-
ton given by the leader. Any bright
punster will find plenty of material for
the lesson.
As hint to the leader we give sug-
gestions for the first note (do), which
should always be named face. The rea
son which the leader should give for
calling the notes faces is found in the
fact that the letters which fill the spaces
on the staff when read upward from the
bottom spell face.
The leader pointing to the first note)
says: "What kind of a face is this?"
The piano and face sound do.
Yes, a do-face. Correct" Turning
to class. ''All please observe this face
is do. Now pointing to the last note
on the staff. what face is this?" Piano
and face sound do.
'.What, another do-face? Sound the
two faces together. Correct. Correct.
Very fine. Now let the class observe
that there is a marked difference in the
two dos, as well as the two faces. One
is low do. Sound, please. The other
is high do. Sound, please. The reason
of this is obvious. The low do has had
no yeast, and this do pointing to upper
face has been raised. Yeasted and I'M
yeasted dos please sound" piano
sounds with faces.)
care there any more do-faces in the
scale? Please sound. Face on the first
line sounds 'mi.D All, yes, we have an
other" and so on.
The sign of the fiat and sharp may be
prepared by cutting the form of it in
pasteboard, and covering the same with
black paper OF cambria, Hooks may be
sewed upon the curtain, so that by the
aid of a picture hanger "a long pole with
adjusted hook the leader may hang the
flats and sharpS. In this the punster
may find ample field for his art.
Din conducting the first simple, familiar
airs, the leader will be able to point out
the notes or faces who are to sing the
required notes. But soon the faces will
advance so rapidly that he will find it
impossible to follow the music with his
baton, however nimble he may try to be.
OSoon chords, runs, trills, quaverS and
demiSemiquaverS will be rendered by
the faces. Then singing by syllables
and words, French, German and Italian
songs may follow, until the humane
phone becomes the despair of the
leader, who sinks hopelessly into his
chair. 1t is easy to arrange a most
unique and varied programme for an
evenings entertainment, especially of
songs and choruses requiring the aid of
facial changes and contortions.
TINY BITS ABOUT FASHIONS.
The Gobelin blue shades combine
beautifully with old rose and mahogany
reds.
Dark blue cashmere garments for
girls are braided with scarlet or pale
blue braids.
Among the ridiculous sights of the
hour are the little girls in short dresses
whose parents are quite willing they
should wear bustles.
Scarlet cashmere or diagonal wool
frocks for little girls are made very eff
fective with black braid put on in small
snail-shell patterns, OF in diminutive
Greek keys.
Little girls winter frocks are made of
light cloths, the darker Gobelin blues,
acajous, old rose, tapestry greens, and
pure blues and reds for their street
dresses and general wear, white and
pale shades of color for dressy wear.
The plaided stuffs, silk, velvet, plush,
or wool, that are used for combination
with plain fabrics are not at all like the
plaids of former years. The colors are
new, and are finely shaded one into an
other to produce the most artistic effect
Imaginable.